Commissioning a portrait drawing

Why choose drawing?

A portrait drawing usually takes less time than a portrait painting and often costs less too. One or two sittings can be enough, and £500- £4,500 would be enough to commission a drawing by most of our Members. Many portrait painters enjoy creating drawings. If you select for drawing on our artist-finder you will see over 35 artists accept commissions for drawings.

Our website does not yet select the drawn images when you are choosing an artist so you may find it easier to contact our consultantenquiries@therp.co.uk or 00 44 (0)20 7 930 6844 who could put a portfolio together reflecting the sort of drawing and subject you would like.

If you like an artists work on these pages you will find more about them, their pricing structure and their work in our portrait artists section

Choosing the medium for a portrait drawing

Within drawing there is a choice of media pencil, charcoal, chalk and pastels being the most frequently commissioned. Here are some examples of different media and techniques. Here are some examples:-

Our website does not yet select the drawn images when you are choosing an artist so you may find it easier to contact our consultantenquiries@therp.co.uk or 00 44 (0)20 7 930 6844 who could put a portfolio together reflecting the sort of drawing and subject you would like.

If you like an artists work on these pages you will find more about them, their pricing structure and their work in our portrait artists section